[Review 4879] Kee Wah Christmas surprises @ 奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

15/12/2015
奇華餅家  Kee Wah Bakery
中環港景街1號國際金融中心1樓1018B號舖
Shop 1018B, 1/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
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Kee Wah Christmas surprises
2015-12-15  336 瀏覽
I used to think Kee Wah Bakery sold just mooncakes, Chinese Bakery and Preserved sausages but it was more modern than I thought.

This year they have panda cookies and the Christmas box set.
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Panda cookies $73:

Crumbly cookies with a hint of chocolate.
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Christmas box set $78:

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An assortment of peanut nougats, almond and cranberry nougats which are irresistable.
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The cinnamon palmiers were buttery, coated with sugar and cinnamon.
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[Review 4878] Cheap gelatos @ 英王麵包店 A1-Bakery

15/12/2015
英王麵包店  A1-Bakery
太古康山道1-2號康怡廣場北座地下2A號舖
Shop G2A, G/F, Kornhill Plaza North, 1-2 Kornhill Road, Tai Koo
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Cheap gelatos
2015-12-15  537 瀏覽
A-1 bakery, Das gute and Balencia are all part of the same group.
Discovered that they have gelatos but not every shop has all the flavours.
At the new shop in Kornhill, there were quite a lot of flavours so I tried the Darjeeling which I thought was going to like but didn’t like because it tasted like HK style milk tea.

The purple sweet potato was disappointing because it tasted and smelt like playdoh so I went for chocolate and mint that was really nice with a subtle mint flavouring and it wasn’t too sweet.

[Review 4877] Molecular Gastronomy bar @ Three Dice Kitchen

15/12/2015
Three Dice Kitchen
銅鑼灣禮頓道136號希雲閣地下2號舖
Shop 2, Haven Court, 136 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay
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Molecular Gastronomy bar
2015-12-15  1217 瀏覽
Discovered this place because I was having dinner nearby and found out that they do Molecular Gastronomy, which seemed interesting because it looked like a small bar.
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There are two sessions in the evening so I had to book in advance the earlier session.

When I arrived, there were no seats at all hence the reason they are called Three Dice Kitchen Standing Molecular.
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The cost is $200 per head, which you pay before you go in.

I felt that it was a pretty good deal for a six-course dinner as other places are charging over $1000.

While I was waiting for other people to arrive, they will give you this bottle with a magnet and it was really fun using the magnet on the metallic liquid inside.

It was an entertaining and educational Molecular Gastronomy experience because they don’t hide anything and explain every step.

The six course comes with a drink so I had the sweet butterfly pea tea which is blue and turns purple when you add lemon to it.
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The cutlery that they give you is different from your usual fork, knife and spoon.
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Started with the fizzy peeled cherry tomatoes, that were soaked in fizzy vinegar.

I really liked them and found them extremely appetizing with bursts of fizzyness.
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Next we had the hami-melon molecular sphere on jamon Iberico.
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Then we had this sour cream nitro dome filled with salmon and potato drizzled with dill oil.
The nitro dome was made in front of us by putting sour cream on to a ladle and filling it with salmon and potato and sealing it with sour cream and immersing it into liquid nitrogen.
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The white dome tasted a bit like savory frozen meringue icecream with delicious pieces of salmon and potato inside.
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We were then served these cute cups filled with cauliflower, lobster foamed topped with caviar.
The lobster foam had a really strong taste, which flavoured the cauliflower pieces that had a nice crunch to it.
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Then we moved on to a warm course of smoked chicken, which had soft cotton like texture paired with fragrant herbs.

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The last course was Chinese style potrice paella with Kobe beef cheek and garlic cream air.
I really liked it because of the rich abalone sauce and there were lots of chickpeas in the rice.
It tasted like a savoury dragon boat festival zhongzhi.

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As a surprise, they gave us some Nitrogen soaked macarons which have interesting effects on you.
I won’t spoil the fun here but the molecular gastronomy specialist will demonstrate what happens when you eat it which looks quite scary but you won’t feel anything.
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At the end, they gave out business cards, which were really cool, because it pops up into a DICE.

[Review 4876] 飲Cha, Yum 茶 @ 飲茶 Yum Cha

14/12/2015
飲茶  Yum Cha
中環德輔道中173號南豐大廈2樓1-2號舖
Shop 1-2, 2/F, Nan Fung Place, 173 Des Voeux Road Central, Central
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Previously tried Yum Cha at TST which was delicious but to be honest it is more convenient for me to dine on the Hong Kong side.

I wanted to go last week but it wasn't open yet so went today when it opened and you get $50 off when you spend over $200.
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The Sheung Wan branch is slightly different, there is a truck at the entrance and there is a huge glass window with views of Des Voeux Road.

Decided to try different dishes tonight and here was what I had:

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Spicy minced pork and glass vermicelli:

Ordered this because I love glass vermicelli and it was stir fried with minced pork and chili which gave it a lovely spicy kick while the glass vermicelli was springy.

You can ask for different levels of spiciness when ordering.
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Jumbo pork ribs in shrimp paste:


I don't normally order ribs but the product shot showed these crispy ribs and it was coated in shrimp paste taste which means tasty!
The ribs were as good as expected because I loved the crispy coating with a salty shrimp taste.
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Fried red rice with salty fish and chicken:


Basically it looked like beetroot fried rice but it tastes how it should with salty fish and chicken it in.
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hot custard buns:


These are custard buns that will ooze out with custard cream that is not too sweet.
Since I have tried them at the TST branch, I decided to poke them in different areas for fun!!

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Review at TST with cute bird pastries and piggy buns (Must see!!)
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[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

19/12/2020 一粥麵  Super Super Congee & Noodle 樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場1樓1113-1114號舖 Shop 1113-1114, 1/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, L...